S4 Eps 10 Young Hearts, Run Free - Back Yard Twatts with Erica Clarkson and Sarah Scarth - 10 Dec 2021

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at YHRF HQ!! And what better way to usher in the festive season than to catch up with a couple of Twatts about hosting the first ever official Ultra Marathon on the Orkney Islands. Yes, we move off mainland UK to welcome Erica Clarkson and Sarah Scarth to the famed YHRF couch. At first the plan was to speak about the launch of the Back Yard Ultra taking place on 25 June 2022, after all Erica and Sarah are part of the driving force behind bringing this spectacular event to the place they proudly call home. Continuous hourly 4.1667 mile loops until there's only one person left standing anyone?? Tempted, visit the website for more information here BACK YARD ULTRA TWATT However, in true Young Hearts Talk Pish spirit we covered literally heaps and heaps more. First we find out about Erica and Sarah's running history and soon realisie their friendship and camaraderie is a big part of it. And all this talk of Twatts, well thats the farm on Orkney where the Back Yard Ultra will take place in June. More important matters are raised though, ones that we never shirk from. Sarah speaks openly and honestly about the menopause, backed up ably by Sarah this enlightening discussion skirts on some topics that are often not raised. We learned so much ourselves and feel that many of our listeners, of any gender, will too. (please see links at bottom of show notes for more info!) Sarah, herself a dab hand at ultras and marathons amongst many other things tells us about her love of trail and mountain running. A love which is made all the harder living on Orkney where there aren't many trees or mountains! She also explains to us, as simply as anyone we've heard, the science behind the Keto diet and how it can help endurance athletes. Truly interesting stuff! To add to things, little did we know before the recording that Erica has a place in the Guinness World Records. 10 days of running an Ultra Marathon distance everyday around a track on Orkney, listen in to hear all about that and the role that Twatty-mole played in her fuelling strategies as well as the incredible community togetherness of her endeavour, all for the charity Wellbeing of Women An exceptionally fun episode to record with plenty laughs mixed in with some serious topics. Please go and get your lugs aroond this asap! Here is the links to various links we discussed around the  Menopause https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/ https://www.newsonhealth.co.uk/ https://www.dietdoctor.com/intro-welcome?c_source=google&c_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzMGNBhCyARIsANpUkzOXQaFow-U59oJFCBDJeMJwJKLsQJlwbXk9e2QiNo28Ek0fDVEfFxAaAoyGEALw_wcB https://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/